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Lionel Messi was Argentina's hero again, at the age of 39

Dawn of a new era

Messi readies for final farewell in Argentina send-off

President Bola Tinubu (C) confirmed the fatal crash

National mourning

Military plane crash kills 32 in Nigeria

More than 5,000 people, 87 percent of them minors, have been arrested during the nationwide protests

Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protests

The euro's slide follows an underwhelming 2027 budget plan unveiled last week fanned concerns that French government spending will remain high ahead of next year's presidential elections in which the far-right Marine Le Pen, seen as a fiscal populist, stands a chance of winning

Underwhelming budget plan

Euro slides as concerns about French debt mount

President Donald Trump said the US was ready to help Russia with the reported plague case

'Rumours and speculations'

Russia downplays plague reports as Trump offers US help

Protestors gather outside the US Supreme Court as it hears a climate case that could upend dozens of lawsuits aimed at making oil companies pay for their role in global warming

Seeking damages from oil companies

US Supreme Court considers bid to shut the door on climate suits

A US Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber is pictured on the tarmac at RAF Fairford base in Fairford, south-west England on September 27, 2026

Claims of 'new threat'

Trump says US moved bombers from UK base after 'threats'

The Ibovespa index hit a record high of almost 210,000 points after the presidential election Sunday

Surprise first-round result

Brazilian stocks surge to record after Bolsonaro election lead

Protesters clashed with police outside the Kosovo parliament

Hours-long stand-off

Clashes erupt outside Kosovo parliament over war crimes court

The Taliban government's education minister, Habibullah Agha, is accused of persecuting girls and women, along with the others targeted by the ICC warrants

Persecuting women and girls

ICC gives more details about arrest warrants for Taliban ministers

Iceland has never had a military since gaining independence in 1944, instead relying on agreements with NATO and the United States

US Secretary of State

Rubio arrives in Iceland to push for greater US presence in Arctic

Turkish seafarers have staged protests over increased attacks and accidents in the Black Sea

Cause not known

Ukraine blames Russia for deadly sinking of Turkish ship in Black Sea

Den däitschen Auteur a Journalist Harald Martenstein am RTL-Interview.

German author and columnist

AfD 'firewall' amputating German democracy, Harald Martenstein

The optogenetic discovery started with research into algae -- seen here at Peter Hegemann's laboratory in Berlin

Stimulated by light

Switching on brain cells: the Nobel-winning science of optogenetics

The Nobel committee announced the winners in Stockholm

Pioneering work

US-German trio wins medicine Nobel for illuminating the brain

The Nobel committee announced the winners in Stockholm

Pioneering work

US-German trio wins medicine Nobel for illuminating the brain

Twelve of the AI-powered turrets have been installed in Kyiv, officials said

Air force confirms

Ukraine says using AI robot guns to shoot down new Russian drones

'Commentary and analysis'

Former Trump press secretary Leavitt joins Fox News

Last year, the Turkish authorities blocked 995 X accounts, making them invisible in Turkey

Sky News journalist

Turkey blocks X account of British reporter

Brussels toughened its stance towards Beijing to defend businesses from what it believes is unfair competition in critical sectors including cars

Make-or-break meetings

EU, China to hold Beijing talks to avert trade war

Thousands of civilians displaced by the 2020-2022 civil war continue to live in Tigrayan refugee camps

Drone hits Ethiopia IDP camp as fears grow of regional war

MEP Fernand Kartheiser pictured at the first Patriots Network conference in Paris on 2 May 2026.

'Irrational and counterproductive'

Kartheiser says EU's Russia policy has reached a 'deadlock' in open letter

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves the Dirksen Federal Court House on April 27, 2016 in Chicago

Assaulted children

Disgraced former US House speaker dies at 84

Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel was the deadliest day in the country's history

Targeting those responsible

At Oct 7 memorial, Netanyahu says will be no Hamas rule in Gaza

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is seeking a new mandate amid nationwide protests over housing

Set for 29 November

Spain's PM calls snap election after housing bill defeat

The French 2027 budget project from Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has not reassured bond investors

Breathing room created

Euro slides as worries about French debt grow

An Afghan burqa-clad woman knocking on a house door in Kandahar

Institutionalised discrimination

UN rights council slams Taliban's 'oppression' of women

The Norwegian measure comes as smart glasses -- especially those marketed by Meta under popular brands such as Ray-Ban and Oakley -- are causing growing concern in Europe

Privacy concerns

Norway eyes partial ban of smart glasses

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